ADVENTURES OF THE CHUMS

Taranaki Daily News, 2 September 1933, Page 20 (Supplement)

ADVENTURES OF THE CHUMS

Gwen and Richard met Ted coming back from the farm, where he had been to deliver a message to Farmer Jones. “Whatever have you got there?” asked Gwen, pointing to something he was carrying. “An egg,” said Ted. ‘Tarmer Jones gave it to me for taking the parcel.” *(My!” said Gwen. “Let me have a look at it.”

Ted allowed Gwen to look at the egg. Gwen gazed at it most critically, ' balancing it on one paw, much to Ted’s nervousness. You can see by the look on his face that he is afraid she will drop it “Um!” said Gwen. “I should say it is a particularly fine egg.” “What are you going to do with it, Ted?” asked Richard. ‘

Ted told Richard he would like to eat. the egg if he knew how to cook it. That was enough for Gwen!. She was soon ofi down the road towards home with it. z -. - -■ “You shall have it cooked at once, Ted,”, she said. “I know just how an egg should 'be cooked.” i ■ Ted wished she would let him carry the egg, because he felt sure she would drop it while she talked. .. -

The chums found that it was not convenient to cook in the kitchen, so theymade a camp fire, and took out the clock to “time” the egg. “Now then,” said Gwen, “Pm going to put the egg in the pot Tell me exactly when three minutes are up.” “Three minutes!” said Richard. “An egg that size wants four minutes.”

You never know just what will happen when Gwen and Richard disagree. Gwen said three minutes to boil the egg, and Richard said four. “Don’t try to tell 'me,” cried Gwen, “my Aunt Emma always said three minutes.” , “Blow you Aunt Emma,” growled Richard., “I say four,’ for one that size.” “How dape you blow my Aunt Emma,” shouted Gwen. It started quite a long argument! >

It is disastrous to commence an argument when you are cooking! Gwen and Richard grew so furious over the time that should be allowed for the egg to cook that they forgot time altogether—and fifteen minutes passed before they thought of looking at the clock. Poor Ted’s egg was very, very hard, and no amount of apologies - could make it soft. He says he will cook the next egg he gets without any help! i